Track the people that american athletes follow on X.

The thought leaders they follow tell you who is paying attention.

The individuals that american athletes follow on X reveal who is engaged in your space. When someone follows a thought leader, an industry voice, or a prominent individual, they are signalling interest in that person's domain. But X only lets you scroll through follower lists one profile at a time - no filtering, no classification, no way to find the american athletes among the noise.

Athletes are some of the most influential people on social media. Professional and semi-professional athletes carry enormous credibility with their audiences and drive sponsorship, brand partnerships, and community engagement. Identifying which athletes are following a given account reveals sponsorship leads, collaboration opportunities, and audience composition data that is impossible to get any other way.

Catch The Good Ones lets you track any individual's X account and classify every new follower using customisable AI-powered filters you define in plain English. Track the thought leaders and prominent figures that attract the american athletes you care about. When they gain new followers matching your criteria, those people appear on your dashboard - classified and ready to act on.

The United States is the largest market for this space, and some of the most influential people in it are on X right now.

See athletes that follow a high signal person on your dashboard

Athletes discovered by Catch The Good Ones, classified and ready to act on.

6 matches
Jaylen Brooks
Jaylen Brooks

@jaylenbrooks

2.3M followers

NBA guard. 2x All-Star. Off-court investor. Building beyond basketball.

New follower
Professional Basketball PlayerCompetitiveStrategicBasketballInvesting
Serena Okafor
Serena Okafor

@serenaokafor

1.8M followers

Olympic sprinter. Gold medalist 2024. Track & field is life. Lagos / Houston.

New follower
Olympic AthleteFierceDisciplinedAthleticsBrand Partnerships
Mateo Garcia
Mateo Garcia

@mateogarcia10

4.1M followers

Professional footballer. La Liga. Living the dream since age 6. Spain.

New follower
Professional FootballerPassionateTeam-orientedFootballLeadership
Naomi Tanaka
Naomi Tanaka

@naomitanaka_

1.2M followers

WTA top 20. Grand Slam semifinalist. Fashion lover off the court. Tokyo / Miami.

Liked a post
Professional Tennis PlayerFocusedElegantTennisBrand Building
Devon Carter
Devon Carter

@devoncarter_nfl

876K followers

NFL wide receiver. Catching everything thrown my way. Charity work in the offseason.

New follower
Professional Football PlayerAthleticGenerousFootballCommunity Building
Kayla Bennett
Kayla Bennett

@kaylabennett_

534K followers

CrossFit Games champion. Gym owner. Helping people find their strength. Austin.

New follower
CrossFit AthleteToughMotivatingCrossFitCoaching

Get notified when a new athlete follows a high signal person

Get notified by email or Telegram the moment new athletes are discovered.

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New athletes discovered:

Jaylen Brooks (Professional Basketball Player) - 2.3M followers

Serena Okafor (Olympic Athlete) - 1.8M followers

...and 4 more

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New athletes found:

Jaylen Brooks - Professional Basketball Player

Serena Okafor - Olympic Athlete

Mateo Garcia - Professional Footballer

+ 3 more

Take action with these athletes

Identify sponsorship and endorsement opportunities

When a professional athlete follows your brand, that is organic interest. Reach out about sponsorship, product seeding, or ambassador programmes while the interest is genuine and fresh.

We smart-compose a personalised DM so you can send it in one click.

Direct Message
Smart Composed
Hi Sarah - I noticed you followed me recently. I saw you led the Series A at Horizon. We are building in a similar space...
Hey! Yes, been following your progress. Would love to chat - free Thursday?
AI-drafted from their profileOne-click send

Build an athlete partnership database

Export athlete followers to CSV and build a structured database of athletes who are already aware of your brand. Include their sport, follower count, and engagement level for partnership prioritisation.

investor-followers.csv
NameRoleFollowers
Sarah ChenVenture Partner45.2K
Marcus ThompsonManaging Director28.7K
David KimPrincipal51.8K

Track which athletes follow competitor brands

Monitor competitor accounts and discover which athletes follow them. Identify athletes who are interested in your category but have not yet connected with your brand.

Investor Signal Tracker

New investor followers per week

Plan event appearances and collaborations

Running a sports event, product launch, or brand activation? Prioritise invitations to athletes who already follow you. They are warm contacts with genuine interest in what you do.

Conference Prep
Sarah ChenHorizon Ventures - follows you
James O'BrienCatalyst Fund - follows you
Lisa Wanga16z - follows you

How to reach athletes

You have found athletes following an account you track. Here is the best way to contact them.

Provided by CTGO
Enrichable data points
Upload-ready CSV

Athletes & fitness

Respond best on

Instagram

and if not, then X

Data we provide

X handleX DMName

We provide upload-ready CSVs for enrichment tools

Enrichable data points

IG handle
Free to start - no credit card required

Catch The Good Ones: How it works

Six steps. From adding an account to a fully automated pipeline.

1

Add a tracked account

Add any public X account - your own, a competitor, a thought leader, a company. We start monitoring their followers immediately.

2

Define your search

Describe who you are looking for in plain English. "Investors with 10K+ followers" or "Female tech founders in fintech". Our AI maps it to filters.

3

Run a sync

Syncs run automatically on your schedule (up to 4x/day on Pro). Every new follower is classified by job role, personality, skills, and more.

4

Explore your matches

Your dashboard shows only the people who match your criteria. Full profile, job title, personality traits, and the date they followed.

5

Export and act

Download upload-ready CSVs for tools like Apollo, Hunter, and Snov.io. DM people directly on X. Or connect via our API and Zapier.

6

Automate it

Schedule regular syncs and let the workflow run for you. Set up automated actions via Zapier or our API. Choose your notification preferences so you never miss a match.

Free to start - no credit card required

Is this you?

People who search for this typically fall into one of these categories.

Sports brands seeking athlete partnerships

You want authentic athlete endorsements. The best partnerships start with genuine interest - and athletes who follow your brand account have already shown it.

See how it works for you

Fitness and lifestyle creators

You create content in the fitness or sports space. Knowing which athletes follow you opens doors to collaborations, training content, and cross-promotion with high-profile accounts.

See how it works for you

Sports tech founders

You are building products for athletes. When professional or semi-professional athletes follow you on X, those are potential users, beta testers, and advocates for your product.

See how it works for you

Frequently asked questions

How does Catch The Good Ones identify athletes?

We classify every new follower using AI-powered analysis of bio text, profile data, and posting patterns against the criteria you define in plain English. Athletes typically reference their sport, team, or competitive status in their bios, but you control exactly what filters are applied.

Can I filter by sport or competition level?

Yes. Describe exactly who you are looking for - "NBA players", "professional tennis players", "college athletes in the US", "Olympic swimmers". Our AI maps your description to filter dimensions and surfaces only the athletes who match.

Does this work for semi-professional and amateur athletes too?

Yes. Your filters determine what gets surfaced. If you want to find semi-professional athletes, college athletes, or amateur competitors, describe that in your search criteria and we will classify accordingly.

What types of individuals should I track to find athletes?

Thought leaders, industry voices, conference speakers, and prominent figures in your space. The athletes who follow these individuals are typically the most engaged and relevant people in the ecosystem.

Does the person I track know I am monitoring their followers?

No. We only access publicly available data. There is no notification to the account owner or their followers.

How do you identify American profiles specifically?

Our AI classification analyses bio text, location signals, and posting patterns. Profiles mentioning US-based organisations, American cities, or other geographic signals are identified accordingly. The classification catches clear signals but is not perfect for every profile.

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Related searches

Build your own search

Choose who you are looking for, how they are connected, and where.

/find/ai-professionals-who-follow-me-on-x

The people you are looking for are already out there.

They are following accounts on right now. We find them and tell you who they are.

American Athletes Following Influential X Accounts | Catch The Good Ones